(c) The illicit arms trade

Arms trafficking must be internationally controlled and sanctioned and illicit trade in arms must be criminalized.

We are concerned about the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, and we support the preparation of an international arms trade treaty.

The illicit arms trade is understood to cover that international trade in conventional arms which is contrary to the laws of States and or international law.

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

Trade unions are up in arms, which, after all, is their duty.

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

(t) The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

Transparency in destabilized areas will foster mistrust, encourage an arms race and serve the arms trade, rather than building confidence.

57 72. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

59 86. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

60 81. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

58 241. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

61 66. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

62 47. The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

59 86 The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

Of the 34 arms shipments identified by the Monitoring Group, 21 transactions were conducted through the Bakaaraha arms market, which reaffirms the central role it plays in the arms trade and in arms embargo violations in Somalia.

It is time to recognize that trade in conventional arms should be drastically curbed.

In their effort to combat illicit arms trade, States should bear in mind the following principles

The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons has contributed to their unlimited proliferation.

Furthermore, the problem is linked to the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons.

Denmark strongly supports the adoption of an international arms trade treaty.

General and complete disarmament the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects

Reduced reliance on military security must also be buttressed through monitoring, regulating and limiting the growing traffic in arms, especially the clandestine arms trade.

We fully support the United Nations Register on Conventional Arms and urge the reduction of the international arms trade.

This edition also presents the 2011 Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer, an estimate of the annual authorized trade in light weapons, and a review of developments related to small arms control at the United Nations.

The levels of communication with regard to the illicit arms trade should be expanded to include exchanges of information which would permit institutions engaged in the control, tracking and seizure of arms, in all countries to make full scale efforts in a number of areas for eradicating the illicit arms trade.

Arms transfers reflects the uncertainty of security in a region, and arms selling is taken for granted as a sort of commercial trade for profit.

Governments, individually and collectively, have a responsibility to regulate the arms trade.

61 89. Towards an arms trade treaty establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms

In our opinion, the priority issue in this area should be effective international regulation of the arms trade.

Taking advantage of the traditional coastal trade between the waters of the western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, arms embargo violators have now combined this trade with arms shipment and, in some cases, outright arms trafficking by sea.

Mexico expressed this concern during the 2001 United Nations Conference on the illicit trade in small arms.

The devastating consequences of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons have not been alleviated.

Prevention is then an essential factor in the strategy for the eradication of the illicit arms trade.

Through this bill, the Government is seeking to limit domestic arms trade and prevent the transfer of arms to third States.

The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects states that Governments bear the primary responsibility to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.

In the longer term, we are also working with partner Governments in support of an international arms trade treaty.

In this connection, we are seriously concerned by the uncontrolled and unsanctioned trade in arms in areas of intense instability.

The lucrative aspects of the arms trade should also be taken into account.

Drug traffickers are not able to ply their trade in Sudan by the force of arms as we do not allow the possession of arms without permits.

In our view, the United Nations Programme of Action on small arms, which was adopted in 2001, is the most comprehensive framework to deal with the illicit trade in small arms.